Paint for tin



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HENRY VAUGHN, OF UNION, MITCHELL COUNTY, IOVVA.

PAINT FOR TIN, IRoN, WOOD-WORK, 8w.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,812, dated January12, 1892.

Application filed November 5,1890. Serial No. 370,420. (No specimens.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY VAUGHN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding in the township of Union, in the county of Mitchell and-State ofIowa, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used asa Paint for Tin, Iron, WVoodWVork, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a durable and efficient paintwhich will not crack, chip, or blister, which can be readily prepared ata small cost by simply mixing andagitatin g the ingredients, and whichmay be placed upon the market for subsequent use without rendering itnecessary to reprepare or heat the same before using, as is usu ally thecase with ready-made paints.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a composition of mattercomprising some of the ingredients which I use in different proportions,and it has also been proposed to provide a composition consisting ofcoaltar, cement, rosin, benzine, and litharge; but such composition isexpensive in the manufacture and unreliable in use, for the reason thatit has been necessary to heat the same in the preparation thereof, andto reheat it before spreading, thereby injuring the lasting qualities ofthe paint and increasing the expense of both preparation and use, andalso making it difficult to apply such paint except in warm weather.Moreover, the large quantity of dry cement and benzine used togetherwith the heating of the paint makes it dry out quickly after it isspread, so that it will crumble, scale, and crack and will rub and washoff. Furthermore, the use of large quantities of cement and benzine insuch a composition, together with the heating, renders the sameinjurious when applied to Wood surfaces, and it is short-lived whenapplied to tin and iron surfaces. To overcomesuch objections, which areapplicable to ready-made paints generally to a greater or less extent, Ihave invented a composition which consists of the following ingredients,combined in the proportions stated-viz: coal-tar, fifty gallons;gasoline, two gallons; rosin, seven pounds; litharge, five pounds: purelinseedoil, two and five-tenths or two and one-half gallons. Theseingredients are to be thoroughly mingled by simple agitation. Thegasoline is first poured into the coal-tar and this mixture is agitateduntil the gasoline has fully 5 5 cut the tar into thin oil, which willtake but a few minutes. The rosin is then added to the mixture and it isthoroughly stirred, after which the litharge is added and the compoundagain thoroughly stirred. Finally, pure linseed-oil is added to theother ingredients, and the compound is stirred so as to thoroughlymingle the same. This being done, the composition is ready for use, andthe paint may be put in cans or barrels and placed upon the market forsubsequent use, and thereafter it will not require any heating or otherpreparation before using, but is at all times ready for immediate use.

The coal-tar constitutes the body of the paint, while the gasoline isused for cutting the tar and is not only much better than benzine forthat purpose, but a less quantity of gasoline than benzine will berequired. The gasoline has also the advantage of rendering the paintless dry on account of the small quantity used. The rosin toughens theother ingredients and gives body and firmness to the paint. It alsogives gloss and durability. The litharge is used for drying purposes, asusual. The linseed-oil serves to render the paint always ready forimmediate application, without the necessity of heating or any otherpreparation, after it has been prepared for a considerable time, andalso gives gloss to the paint.

Some of the advantages of my composition are, first, it can beprepared'and used at any time without any heating process and by simpleagitation; second, it does not crack, chip, or blister; third, it doesnot dry out so as to rub or Wash off; fourth, it is ready for immediateuse at any time after preparation; fifth, it is long-lived, remainingunchanged by exposure to the elements for a very long time, and thatregardless of the character of the surface to which it is applied.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

The herein-described composition of matter to be used as a paint fortin, iron, wood-work, 850., consisting of coal-tar, gasoline, rosin,litharge, andlinseed-oil, in the proportions specified, substantially asset forth.

CHARLES HENRY VAUGHN.

Witnesses:

W. L. EATON,

S. FONDA.

